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Scars Above

Scars Above

Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.

Released Feb 28, 2023 Developer Mad Head Games Publisher Prime Matter Platforms Windows ActionAdventureFemale ProtagonistThird-Person ShooterSci-fi
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

77.3%positive2,762 reviews
Recommended · 14 found this helpful

“This is one of those games where I wish there was a middle ground between a positive and negative review. Because while this game is certainly no masterpiece, it also isn't *bad*. Let's start with the negatives. -Scars Above runs on the Unreal Engine, so it looks great, the…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“Honestly, it's not bad. I wanted to recommend this game, especially after looking at the developer's past work. Most of their games are point-and-click, but this one feels like a big step forward. It has fun and engaging enemies and boss fights, as well as a decently interesting…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Not recommended · 16 found this helpful

“Don't get me wrong with this negative review. The game is okay-ish and not too bad, it has interesting element mechanic which makes the player play with variety of weapons at some points and it is satisfying to take down big enemies using their weakness, but it gets repetitive…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:57 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

13playing at last check
1824-hour peak
215all-time peak
0 25 50 2024 2025 2026 43 avg · Mar 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

45achievements
38.5%median completion
18.1%rarest: Final Destination
92.6% of players 90.1% of players 89.1% of players 88.2% of players 87.4% of players 87.1% of players 83.6% of players 83.3% of players 80.6% of players 77.4% of players 69.8% of players 65.5% of players 51.0% of players 49.0% of players 48.7% of players 42.7% of players 42.1% of players 42.1% of players 40.9% of players 39.0% of players 38.7% of players 38.6% of players 38.5% of players 38.4% of players 35.6% of players 35.0% of players 28.3% of players 27.1% of players 26.6% of players 26.2% of players 26.1% of players 26.0% of players 25.6% of players 25.2% of players 24.9% of players 24.9% of players 24.5% of players 23.8% of players 23.8% of players 23.6% of players 23.6% of players 23.4% of players 21.4% of players 21.2% of players 18.1% of players 92.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
92.6%Construction Work — Hidden achievement
90.1%Beyond the Horizon — Hidden achievement
89.1%He Ruined Us — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
18.1%Final Destination — Hidden achievement
21.2%Scientific Collection — Hidden achievement
21.4%Applied Science — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK26.49 GBP
Australia44.95 AUD
Canada41.49 CAD
Japan3,589 JPY
Brazil149.00 BRL
China110.99 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$16 Japan Brazil Canada US Australia EU UK≈$35

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 27, 2024
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Mar 14, 2024
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Jan 25, 2024
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Dec 21, 2023
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Nov 21, 2023
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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure
Player tagsAction · Adventure · Female Protagonist · Third-Person Shooter · Sci-fi · Souls-like · Singleplayer · Exploration · Shooter · Action-Adventure · Third Person · Horror (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements45
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://scarsabove.primematter.gg
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 670 / GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 18 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card